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Crossroads Gets a Make-over - New Logo Design

 12/7/08
SATC continues to grow in stature with the addition of new services and a network of affiliations, all focused on serving the medical needs of others. We are on the brink of starting construction of the new clinic. ...full story...
 

Administering Hearing aid tests

 12/6/08
During a visit to our clinic in August, two Crossroads board members qualified more than 80 patients for participation in Starkey’s Gift of Sound program in which they will receive hearing aids later this year. ...full story...
 

Amigos de Jesus Orphanage and the hand of Providence

 12/5/08
Amigos de Jesus is Spanish for Friends of Jesus. Crossroads had been looking for this group for two years. Well not exactly! We had been trying to locate the founder of this “unnamed” group, whom we were told is a priest and had some type of project going on in the western part of Honduras, somewhere in the general area of where our clinic was located. ...full story...
 

Your buying decisions can help the Manos Amigas Clinic

 12/4/08
Looking for a good hostess gift or present for the coming holidays? Put a smile on your face and one on your recipients too. Your commitment to specialty item purchases can help in building sustainability for the new clinic. ...full story...
 

What would you do if you had access to a Rainforest?

 12/4/08
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a walk through a rain forest? Well, you could have that experience if you traveled to Honduras and visited a plantation that is working with the Manos Amigas Clinic – the Santa Isabel Finca. ...full story...
 

Clinic Acquires New Bus to Pick up Patients

 12/3/08
For months there has been a “buz” in the air amongst Manos Amigas Board members as they carried on discussions about the appropriate vehicle choice for their clinic. The dream of establishing a medical transportation system for their clinic has come one step closer to reality. ...full story...
 

News at Noon – Lights, camera Action!

 12/2/08
To document the activities at the Manos Amigas clinic, two teams of reporters from the local TV studio and national broadcast news arrived on the scene in August when the healthcare brigade from Geisinger Hospital started up their activities. ...full story...
 

Once is Not Enough - Geisinger Brigade returns with more healthcare help

 12/1/08
For the third time this year, healthcare volunteers from Geisinger Hospital traveled to La Entrada to offer their services at the Manos Amigas Clinic in August. While some people in the states took their vacations during the summer months, this group of dedicated physicians, nurses and healthcare workers spent their hard earned vacation days attending to the needs of the impoverished in the Copan region of western Honduras ...full story...
 

Best in America certification leads Crossroads to 2009 Combined Federal Campaign for Charitable Giving

 11/14/08
Fall is the time too when annual community appeals and charities kick off their new fund drives. Crossroads is no exception – we too are attempting to gather the resources to serve those whose needs are greater than our own in seemingly ignored places like Lemon, Chalmeca and La Fletcha in western Honduras.....full story...
 

Rotary Seeks to Equip New Clinic Blood Laboratory

 5/5/08
Just before Easter, a team of 10 people, including six members from the Rotary Club of West Chester, PA accompanied by friends, and Board Members of SATC traveled to Honduras for an eight day trip to La Entrada and select areas of the Copan....full story...
 

Manos Amigas Makes Good Use of Medical Network

 4/14/08
Our interim clinic is benefitting greatly from the medical network created by Manos Amigas and Serving at the Crossroads. During the brigade visit by Geisinger Hospital, Manos Amigas clinic staff scheduled appointments for specialized tests and procedures with affiliates within the medical network they had previously established....full story...
 

World Bank – A potential source of funding for developing nations with a record of accomplishment

 4/6/08
Putting money in the bank is generally regarded as one way to make money grow through the accumulation of interest.  ...full story...
 

Manos Amigas and SATC calls on the Honduran Ministry of Health

 4/5/08
Members of the Serving at the Crossroad (SATC) Board of Directors and representatives from Manos Amigas (MA) Foundation in La Entrada traveled to the capital city of Tegucigalpa to visit with the Minister of Health recently.    ...full story...
 

The Blue Baby – a Special Case for Humanitarian Assistance

 3/17/08
There was the anticipated excitement and a special buzz in the air on opening day at the Manos Amigas clinic’s first-ever brigade of doctors and nurses, all from Geisinger Hospital in Central Pennsylvania. Although the clinic did not open until 9:00 am, people had started to gather at the gates as early as 6:00 am....full story...
 
Geisinger Brigade – Medical Volunteers from the Keystone State 3/1/08
Who would travel in the dead of winter from the banks of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania with only a carry-on bag of clothing and two 50-pound foot-lockers each, containing medications, to celebrate St. Valentines Day in La Entrada? ...full story...
  
A Report from the State Capitol - Harrisburg, PA 2/4/08
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Recognizes Serving at the Crossroads As residents of La Entrada were making their way to the Manos Amigas clinic on a hot 95º degree day in late January, four members of the Executive Board of Serving at the Crossroads (SATC) traveled through snow squalls and blustery winds to be the guests of legislators’ in Harrisburg, the state capitol of Pennsylvania. ...full story...
  

Threads of Hope - A new Micro-enterprise Arises

1/15/08

Like the phoenix, a new beginning emerges for some of the people in La Entrada.  Undeterred by language barriers, the web of regulations and travails of importing manufactured goods from a foreign country, Abbie Pennington shares her passion for teaching and sewing with local women, who will shortly embark upon a novel path that will ultimately lead to the production of high quality boutique fabric items for sale in the US. ...full story...

  

The Gift of Sound

 12/18/07

Christmas is the season of giving and some people received a miraculous gift - the gift of sound!  Thanks goes to the Starkey Foundation for providing the hearing aids that these people received.  There were tears of joy and yes, even some tears of sadness from those who were not so fortunate.  ...full story...

  

Daring to be Different - Scout Earns Eagle Award
Clinic and La Entrada benefit

11/5/07

Pick up the newspaper any day of the week and sooner or later you will read about the trials and tribulations of youth, many of which are captured in attention grabbing headline news stories – they are neither flattering nor praiseworthy.  But a high school sophomore from Virginia has captured our attention and his actions are deserving of the largest headline we can print.  ...full story...

  
Starkey Foundation 10/30/07

This foundation, one of the largest makers of hearing aids in the US, is sending $1 M worth of these devices to Honduras.  They are available to patients without charge, except for a small examination and testing fee.  ...full story...

  

Living Water… but first you must smite the rock!

 9/30/07

Exodus 17:6 says, “Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink.”  We have witnessed a similar miracle in La Entrada.  ...full story...

  
Hurricane Makes its Way Through Central America 2/7/07
Earlier this week Felix, a Force 5 Hurricane, hit Nicaragua and Honduras’ barrier islands along the Mosquito Coast with strong winds and rain.  On Wednesday September 5, 2007 Felix made its way inland and into the Copan area of Honduras. ...full story...
  
Time and Understanding – keys to relationship building in cultural communities 2/5/07
The building of a new clinic has opened our eyes to a lot of things, especially language and cross cultural differences.  But did we ever think that the concept of time, placing it in its cultural context and understanding its importance would be the key that enables parties from divergent societies, to work closer together than ever before in pursuing a common objective? ...full story...
  
Honduras’ Newest Medical Network 2/5/07
Participation in nets and business networks is common for us in North America, but no so in Honduras.  Most of us are aware of them through our insurance plans of medical practices which participate “in the network” or plan and those who are “outside the net.” ...full story...
  
Endowment to help Clinic into the Future 2/5/07
The Road to Sustainability is Paved with Your Generosity
In introducing our mission to new people or potential donors, one of the first questions to surface is how we intend to sustain the new clinic. ...full story...
  
Architectural Drawings Unveiled for New Clinic 2/2/07
Architectural drawings have been in hand for some time now, but they have taken on greater scrutiny by the MA Board, now that the last government hurdle has been cleared and the opportunity to start construction is at hand. ...full story...
  
Looking at the Bigger Picture 1/28/07
Although SATC is helping Hondurans prepare for building a new clinic, the effort is more than seeking building approvals, receiving awards and administering medicine at the interim clinic.  The picture that is emerging is much bigger than simply treating sick people. ...full story...
  

Announcements

Clinic Update

  • Clinic nears 25,000 mark in treating patients during first 3 years of serving people in La Entrada
  • Well drilling completed on new clinic site
  • Eagle Scout project collected more than $15,000 worth of over-the-counter medications
  • Audiometer donated, which will speed up examinations, enabling patients to qualify for hearing aids
  • ASIDE, the Association for Ecological and Social Economic Development, signed cooperative agreement with Manos Amigas to supply food, bedding and medical supplies
  • Finland's Project Norte partnered with Manos Amigas by providing funds for well construction, waste water disposal and environmental preservation of new clinic site
  • First micro-enterprise development project receives grant to test market "high-end" fabric products sewn in Honduras for sale in US with portion of profits to support the clinic

Headlines

Crossroads Gets a Make-over - New Logo Design (12/7/08) ...full story...

Administering Hearing aid tests (12/6/08) ...full story...

Amigos de Jesus Orphanage and the hand of Providence (12/5/08) ...full story...

Your buying decisions can help the Manos Amigas Clinic (12/4/08) ...full story...

What would you do if you had access to a Rainforest? (12/4/08) ...full story...

Clinic Acquires New Bus to Pick up Patients (12/3/08) ...full story...

News at Noon – Lights, camera Action! (12/2/08) ...full story...

Once is Not Enough - Geisinger Brigade returns with more healthcare help (12/1/08) ...full story...

Best in America certification leads Crossroads to 2009 Combined Federal Campaign for Charitable Giving (11/14/08) …Full story…

Rotary Seeks to Equip New Clinic Blood Laboratory (5/5/08) ...full story...

Manos Amigas Makes Good Use of Medical Network (4/18/08) ...full story...

World Bank – A potential source of funding for developing nations with a record of accomplishment (4/6/08) ...full story...

Manos Amigas and SATC calls on the Honduran Ministry of Health (4/5/08) ...full story...

The Blue Baby – a Special Case for Humanitarian Assistance (3/7/08) ...full story...

Geisinger Brigade – Medical Volunteers from the Keystone State (3/1/08) ...full story...

A Report from the State Capitol - Harrisburg, PA (2/4/08) ...full story...

Threads of Hope - A new Micro-enterprise Arises (1/15/08) ...full story...

The Gift of Sound (12/18/07) ...full story...

Daring to be Different - Scout Earns Eagle Award (11/5/07) ...full story...

Living Water… but first you must smite the rock! (10/30/07) ...full story...
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